TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008 –
7:00 P.M.
The Fall Annual Town
Meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by the Moderator, Harold D. Gould, Jr.,
at the Northbridge Middle School Auditorium on
The Moderator
introduced Northbridge High School Social Studies teacher, Réne Lafayette, who
was in attendance with many of his students.
Mr. Lafayette teaches a class called Citizenship In
Action for high school seniors, and he and his students were at Town Meeting as
part of their class work.
The following tellers
were appointed by the Moderator and duly sworn in by the Town Clerk: Sharon Susienka, Donna Gosselin, Barbara
Gaudette, George Murray, Richard Sasseville, and John Davis. Upon motion made and seconded and voted
unanimously, the reading of the warrant and the return of service thereof were
dispensed with.
The attendance was 94 at
7:04 p.m.
ARTICLE 1: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved and seconded that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the following sums of money and authorize the payment of prior year bills as follows:
DPW: Town
of
Koopman Lumber $ 25.06
National Grid $ 12.27
Total: $ 89.85
DPW Sewer
Division:
Total: $ 60.75
Non-Departmental: Health Reimbursement Account
(2 Employees) $500.00
Total: $500.00
ARTICLE 2: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved and seconded that the Town vote to amend the vote taken under Article 6 of the
2008 Spring Session of the Annual Town Meeting (May 6, 2008), appropriations
and transfers under the Omnibus Budget Article, as follows:
NON-DEPARTMENTAL:
Line
41 (Employee Insurance Benefits)
By reducing the amount previously
appropriated from free cash by $ 36
Line
44 (Stabilization Fund)
By raising and appropriating
the sum
of $120,000 $120,000
ARTICLE 3: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved and seconded that the Town vote to transfer the custody and control of the Town
owned property located off Driscoll Lane and shown on Assessors’ Map 24 as
parcel 130 to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of sale; to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to convey such property for a minimum amount of no less than
$1,500 and execute all documents and take all action necessary in connection
therewith; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General
Court for any legislation necessary for such conveyance.
ARTICLE 4: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved and seconded that the Town vote to transfer the custody and control of the Town
owned property located off C Street and shown on Assessors’ Map 6A as parcel
136 to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of sale; to authorize the Board
of Selectmen to convey such property for a minimum amount of no less than $25,000
and execute all documents and take all action necessary in connection
therewith; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the General
Court for any legislation necessary for such conveyance.
ARTICLE 5: Voted APPROVED Majority
Moved
and second that the Town vote to amend Subsection 4-316 A of the Code of the
Town of Northbridge, Establishment of Playgrounds and Recreation Commission, by
deleting the word “seven” and replacing it with the word “five” in order to
reduce the total number of appointed members on the Commission from 7 to 5; and
authorize the Board of Selectmen to adjust the schedule of appointments to the
Commission accordingly in order to accomplish said reduction.
ARTICLE 6: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved
and seconded that the Town vote to pass over Article 6.
ARTICLE 7: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved
and seconded that the Town vote to pass over Article 7.
ARTICLE 8: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved
and seconded that the Town vote to pass over Article 8.
ARTICLE 9: Voted APPROVED Unanimous
Moved
and seconded that the Town vote to pass over Article 9.
Action having been
completed on all of the Articles on the Warrant for the
Voted unanimously at
7:41 p.m. to dissolve the Warrant and adjourn the Fall Annual Town Meeting.
A TRUE COPY ATTEST:__________________________
Doreen A. Cedrone, Town Clerk